Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Edged at Bentley, 5-4

Apr 10, 2012

WALTHAM, MA- The Merrimack women's tennis team suffered a 5-4 setback on the road at Bentley Tuesday afternoon. The loss pushes the Warriors to 8-12 overall and 7-4 in the Northeast-10 Conference. The Falcons improve to 7-10 on the year and 7-3 in the league.

"We played hard all match long and it was a close contest," said head coach Sean Tully. "We will look to gain upon today's match with just a few matches left."

Bentley claimed a 2-1 lead at the start of singles play after earning two doubles wins on the day. Merrimack's lone victory came at the No. 3 doubles spot as Shakee Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and Erin McMahon (Wilmington, MA) prevailed 7-0 in a tiebreaker to capture a 9-8 win.

The two squads split the six singles matches with the Warriors triumphing at the top three slots. Messina posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory of the No. 1 position. Kara Hole (Portsmouth, RI) cruised to a 6-0 win in set one before dropping the second set 6-3. The sophomore rebounded to claim a 6-4 victory in the third set at the No. 2 spot. Courtney Garvey (Woburn, MA) picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win at the No. 3 slot.